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Metformin

Metformin

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Metformin is sold in powder form.

Metformin
Clinical data
Pronunciation /mɛtˈfɔːrmɪn/, met-FOR-min
Trade names Glucophage, others
Other names N,N-dimethylbiguanide[1]
AHFS/Drugs.com Monograph
MedlinePlus a696005
License data
Pregnancy
category
Routes of
administration
By mouth
Drug class Antidiabetic agent
ATC code

 

Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability 50–60%[11][12]
Protein binding Minimal[11]
Metabolism Not by liver[11]
Elimination half-life 4–8.7 hours[11]
Excretion Urine (90%)[11]
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
DrugBank
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ChEBI
ChEMBL
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ECHA InfoCard 100.010.472 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
Formula C4H11N5
Molar mass 129.167 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Density 1.3±0.1[13] g/cm3
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